Stretching implement.



.0. GRENIER.

STRETGHING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION r-LBD MAR. 12, 1912.

V1,053,756 1 5. Patented sept. 3, 1912.

ATTORNEY UNITED T OFFICE.

CYPRIEN GRENIER, 0F COATICOOK, QUEBEC, CANADA.

STRETCHING IMPLEMENT.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3,1912.;l l

Application filed March 12, 1912. Serial No. 683,237.

To all whom t Imay concern.'

Be it known that I", CYPRIENGRENIER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Coaticook, in the countyof Stanstead and Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Stretching Implement, of which thefolloiving is a to improvements in and capable of'enabling a relatively great forceto beeasilyexerted in. stretching or pulling,andalso vas a. jack for pushing or exerting outward pressure for various purposes.'

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction and novel,l combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, andv pointedv out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, Within the cope of the claims, may be resorted to Without-departing from the spirit orsacriicing any .of the advantages of the invention. 1

In the. drawing :e-,F igure l is a perspective View ofya 'stretching implement constructedin accordance with this invent-ion.

Fig. 2 is axlongitudinal sectional view of the tudinal sleeve same. .Fig 3 is a central transverse sectionall vievv. Fig.4 is a transverse sectional vievv on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Likefnumerals 'of reference designate co'rresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.. g

yIn the accompanying drawing in which is-.illustrated the preferred embodiment of the' invention, l designates a rotary longiand yprovided .With right and .left hand screw threads 2', lextending inwardly from the ends of the sleeve to the central portion thereof and4 receiving longitudinally movable rods 3, havingv right and left hand threaded inner portions 4A toengage t.l1ethread's,ofl the rotary sleeve 1. .The rotar-y sleeve is provided withy ,a central annular flange or. en- .largement k5, 'formi/ng a bearing for af ring'V4 constructed of suitable metal:

lor band G of an oscillatory lever 7, carrying a reversible pawl 8 adapted to engage ratchetplates or disks 9, located at opposite sides of i the annular flange or enlargement 5 and being 60 of greater diameter than-the same to for an intervening annular spaceA or groove for the reception of the ring or band 6 of thelever 7. The terminal portions 1,0 of, .theA ring or band are suitably secured to oppositie faces of a shank l1 provided at its'outer portion with a threaded socket-l2-for the reception of the inner threaded'portion 13 .of

the handle 7. The reversiblepawl, VvWhichv is approximately U-shaped, consists of two connecting portion lgforming a pivot .and extending shank 11. I pavvl are located at. oppositesidels. ofthe shank of the lever, and 'they areadapted, to engage ratchet disks or plaes 9.- paWl or dog of the ratchet mechanism. is maintained in engagement with the ratchet disks or members 9 b y springs 16, located at the front faces of the shank ll of the lever 7 and secured at theirouter ends to the same y by a rivet. 17, or other suitable .fastening device and provided at their inner which are free, with pivotal plates l8. p plates 18 are centrally secured to the inner ends of the springs bysuitable pivots"l9,'.l

and they are adapted to extend across the space between the engaging portions of thea()v i paWl or dog for maintaining the same iiiI y' engagement with 'the' ratchet disks or inembers, and they are also adapted to.I be turned longitudinally of the springs to release the'. to enable the saine to be 9.5 swung in advance or in rear of the operating.l lever, whereby the ratchet mechanism` mayf be reversed. By this constructionithe.longif paWl or dog and tudinal sleeve may be rotated in either `.dif

parallel engaging portions. and a transverseI through a perforation. ofthe The engaging. portions ofthe peripher l notches V15 ofl -thef y The reversible rection to slide the rods 3 outwardly and draw the same inwardly.'

The ends 20 of the rotary- Sleeve aren'vref duced to form journal' portions, )which 1are arranged 1n bearings comprising a longitudinal baratthe terminals of its intermediatebvyed portion 4with the eiidsxof thero'taryslee of a Supportigfmef of member 195 21, located beneath the l.rotary y@,lweve and .by clips22, embracing.thejrediicedtgm I bear against the lower tace of the plate 2a.

The upper plate 23 fits against shoulders 26,

forming stops for maintaining the upper clip plate in spaced relation with the 'curved top portion of the clips to relieve the ter' f minal portions of the rotary sleeve of pressure. The clips are lfirmly .clamped on the longitudinal bar of the frame or support, and they lit against the shoulders 27 formed by the reduction of the sleeve 1, which is adapted to rotate in the bearings of the frame or support, formed by the longitudinal bar and the clips. Y y

The terminal portions`28 of the longitudina'l bar are straight and are arranged in arallelisin with the rods 3 to form guides or slides 29, preferably consisting of collars secured by transverse pins 30, or other suit- `able fastening devices on the rods 3 and having enlarged portions 31,' provided with slots 32 through which the straight guiding portions 28 of the bar 21 pass. The pins 30 pierce the collars and the rods 3 beyond the threaded portions thereof, and the slidable 'connection between the collars and the sup- 'porty for the rotary` sleeve prevents the 851 screws from turning in their bearings and twistin the wire, chain, rope, or other part with w ich they are connected. The slots 32 are oblong or rectangular to fit the straight guiding portions 28. The intermediate bowed portion o the longitudinal rod is also provided with projecting loops 33 of approximately semi-circular form, having reduced threaded terminals 34 piercing the rod 21 and provided with nuts 35, which rigidly secure the loops to the bar 21. The lprojecting loops are adapted to receive a bar or similar object for preventing the trame or support from turning with the rotary sleeve when the latter 's operated.

The outer portions-of t e slidable rods are smooth and are equipped with pivoted loops 36, adapted to have the ends of wires 37 connected with them, Fig. 1 of the drawing, or by any suitable means., `The loops 36,which are approximately U-shaped, have terminal eyes 38, located at opposite sides of the rods and conf -nected with 'the same by transverse pins 39, secured in place by cotter pins or keys 4Q, or other suitable means.` The loops or links may be connected with fence wires, telegraph, or other wires for stretching the same, o with a rope, chain, cable, or the like for pul ing the same or any desired purpose, and the terminal loops or links are -consequent movement of support having as illustrated in adapted to be swung -out of the way for en-` abling the implement to be used analogous to a jack for various pushing operations. rlhe longitudinal sleeve for actuating the slidable screws is -continuously rotated by hoscillating theoperating lever in the direction 'of the rotation of the sleeve, and the the slidable rods may be reversed or changed by reversing the pawl of the ratchet mechanism.

No claim i's made inthe present application Ito the construction of the ratchet mechanism.

What is claimed is 1. An implement of the class described including a rotary sleeve having right and left handscrew threads, slidable rods provided with right and left hand threaded portions engaging the threads of the sleeve, ratchet mechanism for rotating the sleeve, and a g5 bearings for the rotary sleeve and provided with guiding means having a slidable connection with the rods jfor holding the same against rotary movement.

2. An implement of `the class described including a support provided with bearings and "having terminal longitudinal guides,` a rotary sleeve 'mounted in the bearings of the` support and having right and left hand screw threads, rods provided with right and left hand threads engaging the threads of the sleeve, means for slidably connecting the rods with the longitudinal guides, and means for rotating the sleeve.

3. An implement of the class described including a support provided with bearings and having terminal longitudinal guides, a rotary sleeve mounted in `the bearings of" the support and having right and lett hand screw threads, rods provided with right and left hand threads engaging the threads of the sleeve, collars 'secured to the rods and provided with vopenings through which the longitudinal guides pass for holding the rods against rotary movement, and means for rot-ating the longitudinal sleeve.

4;. An implement of the class described including a rotary sleeve having right and left hand screw threads, a support for the sleeve extending longitudinally thereof and provided at spaced points with bearings located intermediate of the ends ofthe support and receiving the rotary sleeve, said support being also provided with straight outer guidin portions, rods having 'right and left hand threads engaging those of the sleeve, slides secured to the rods and receiving the guides and movable along the same and adapted `to hold the 'rods against rotary 125 movement; and means for rotating the sleeve.

5. An implement of the class described including a rotary longitudinal sleeve having right and left hand screw threads, a support extending longitudinally of the' sleeve 130 and provided with spaced bearings for the same and having straight guiding portions located beyond the bearings, rods having right and left hand threaded portions to engage the threads of the sleeve, means carried by the rods and slidable along the guides for holding the rods against rotary movement, and a loop mounted on and projecting from the support and adapted to receive a bar for preventing the support from turning.

6. An implement of the class described including a longitudinal sleeve having right and left hand screw threads, a longitudinal bar having straight terminal guiding portions, clips receiving and forming bearings for the sleeve and provided with clip plates arranged in pairs and clamping the bar to rigidly secure the'clips to the same, rods having right and left hand threaded por tions to engage the threads of the sleeve, and slides fixed to the rods and movable along the guiding portions of the bar.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my slgnature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

CYPRIEN GRENIER.

Witnesses:

OMER BiHALE, ALEXINA JoNoAs. 

